Iberia

Spain 2005

Poster and details gsc

Seen 1 February 2007

Iberia dances and songs set to music by the Spanish composer Isaac Albeniz. No subtitles except at the beginning when there was a note on the liberties the producers took on the music without compromising the spirit it was written. Brilliant photography. Never a dull moment. The choreography is scintillating. The first few dances had titles depicting various regions in Spain. Some had glimpses of the historical influences that affected the particular region. There was even a solo dance in nude (I think it was nude) which surprisingly escaped the Malaysian censors' scissors. There were a number of favourites in my books including a guitar solo accompanying four matronly dancers as well as a cello solo with three magnificent couples. Not forgetting a song so heart wrenching that I felt so powerless in its web. A good start to my movies this year.